tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post8844813656591666617..comments2015-07-21T21:05:07.829-05:00Comments on Brenda Dougall Merriman: George Porter Part 5: The Doctor and OthersBDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-50391324083873294642012-07-31T11:43:00.365-05:002012-07-31T11:43:00.365-05:00Dear Anonymous: Your comments are much appreciated...Dear Anonymous: Your comments are much appreciated!BDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-3400178504555002772012-07-29T10:55:46.204-05:002012-07-29T10:55:46.204-05:00If Drouin is right and &quot;Francis William Porte...If Drouin is right and &quot;Francis William Porter “age about 9” was baptized on 7 December 1814 to parents Jacob Porter&quot; a tailor, and Mary Goodhue.[6]&quot; he would have been born in 1805. This would fit very well with him obtaining an MD in Edinburgh in 1827 as this degree seems to have often be gained around age 22. I&#39;m betting this is the Dr Porter who died in 1840.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-58315576571693285082012-07-06T18:11:55.070-05:002012-07-06T18:11:55.070-05:00Thanks for that information! It gives a better ide...Thanks for that information! It gives a better idea of his age, and certainly seems to eliminate a connection to either George Porter.BDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-40930505289083482202012-07-05T11:29:06.731-05:002012-07-05T11:29:06.731-05:00Francis William Porter was an Edinburgh medical gr...Francis William Porter was an Edinburgh medical graduate of 1827, his thesis was on De Cynache tracheali is at Edinburgh University Library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com